Empress Games (currently There Are 26 Games Cra... May 2026

As of April 2026, has officially retired from the game cracking scene, having ceased activity after a prolific career primarily focused on bypassing Denuvo DRM. While she released high-profile cracks for years, her last public release occurred in August 2023 with Resident Evil 4 Remake .

: A new prominent figure who successfully cracked DOOM: The Dark Ages (2025) and Resident Evil Requiem (2026).

: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy , Dying Light 2 , Deathloop , Mortal Kombat 11 , and Anno 1800 . The Post-EMPRESS Era (2025–2026) EMPRESS Games (Currently there are 26 games cra...

Her "Hall of Fame" includes some of the most difficult Denuvo-protected titles to crack at the time: : Cracked in just 13 days in February 2023.

: Hackers have moved away from traditional "cracking" to more complex hypervisor methods that intercept Denuvo's authentication checks at a hardware level. As of April 2026, has officially retired from

Following her retirement, the cracking landscape has shifted toward new methods and hackers:

: One of her most famous early successes. Far Cry 6 : Cracked roughly 238 days post-launch. : Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy , Dying

: Groups like RUNE continue to release cracks for other DRM types, such as the recent release of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 in April 2026.